Kevin G. Murry

Associate Professor, Secondary Education
Director, Research and Development, CIMA
Collaborative Intercultural and Multilingual Advocacy Center

Bluemont Hall 218
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506
785-532-2842
xmas@ksu.edu

Education
Ph.D. Texas Tech University 1995 Educational Leadership & Multicultural Studies
M.B.A. Texas Tech University 1991 Interdisciplinary Studies (emphasis: Human Resource Development)
B.S. University of Texas 1978 Health Sciences (emphasis: Counseling)

Professional Experience
Director, Research and Development, CIMA 2005-present
Associate Professor, Kansas State University 2002-Present
Co-Director, CLASSIC ESL/Dual Language Distance Education Program, Kansas State University 1996-Present
Assistant Professor, Kansas State University 1996-2002
Instructor/Adjunct Faculty, College of Education/Division of Continuing Education, Texas Tech University 1994-1995
Research Assistant, Graduate Education & Research, Texas Tech University 1991-1995

Primary Teaching Responsibilities
EDCI 886 Seminar/Ethnographic Research and Scholarship
EDCI 731 ESL/Dual Language Linguistics
EDEL 700 Bilingual/ESL Education
EDCI 740 Culture and Language in Classroom Practice
EDCI 746 Practicum/ESL/Secondary
EDCI 999 Doctoral Research
EDEL 886 Seminar/Ethnographic Research and Diverse Populations
EDSEC 886 Seminar/ESL Linguistics
EDSEC 886 Seminar/Pedagogy of CLD Students
EDEL/EDSEC 886 Seminar/Curriculum Materials/ESL

Advising Area
Ph.D. and Ed.D. students in Curriculum and Instruction
M.S. students in Elementary and Secondary Education

Research and Academic Interests
ESL/Dual language programming in secondary public schools, advocacy frameworks for culturally and linguistically diverse students, linguistic and cross-cultural dynamics of ESL instruction, portfolio-based practicum experiences, school restructuring